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CHAPTER 25

Bleeding d isorders

c aused by v ascular

and p latelet

a bnormalities

Key topics

■ Vascular bleeding disorders 331

■ Thrombocytopenia 333

■ Autoimmune (idiopathic) thrombocytopenic

purpura 334

■ Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura 337

■ Disorders of platelet function 340

■ Diagnosis of platelet disorders 342

■ Platelet transfusions 343

Essential Haematology, 6th Edition. © A. V. Hoffbrand and P. A. H. Moss. Published 2011 by Blackwell
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